Breakthrough COVID is the reappearance of COVID-19 illness after having overcome an initial infection. Long-COVID is the debilitating symptoms that persists after resolution of the disease. Fatigue, cognitive impairment, and pain are typical complaints associated with these and other “after-illness.” Victims wonder: “How did I get sick? I had my vaccine and booster shots!” ImmunizationContinue reading “BREAKTHROUGH COVID-19 INFECTION and LONG-COVID”
Category Archives: 2. Health and Coronavirus
LONG COVID IS BACK
The syndrome of symptoms that follows an acute infection with COVID-19 has been recognized for over a year. Lately, this prolonged disability has been in the news once again because of increasing infections by COVID variants in the United States and around the world. The primary symptoms are overwhelming fatigue, cognitive disorders including memory loss,Continue reading “LONG COVID IS BACK”
RESIST COVID AND OTHER INFECTIONS BY STRENGTHENING THE ENTRY POINTS
COVID-19 and other respiratory infections gain access to the body via the mucosal membranes of the mouth, nose, and eyes. These tissues are the body’s first line of defense against infectious diseases. It takes work to maintain their integrity and to strengthen them. Blocking the virus’s access is why we cover these holes in ourContinue reading “RESIST COVID AND OTHER INFECTIONS BY STRENGTHENING THE ENTRY POINTS”
THE CHRONIC LYME DISEASE SYNDROME
Websites and books discuss Lyme disease as a cause of long term symptoms and disability. It has been postulated that the Lyme infection persists after the acute condition resolves. The bug continues to be active, wrecking havoc. Fatigue, cognitive impairment, and pain are the most common expressions of this syndrome. Patients have reported maladies affectingContinue reading “THE CHRONIC LYME DISEASE SYNDROME”
LYME DISEASE AND THE “AFTER-ILLNESS”
There are millions of people who suffer from multiple chronic and disabling symptoms. Their physical examinations and laboratory testing are all normal. This syndrome usually follows a medical illness. It manifests after recovering from an infectious disease, surgery, trauma, injury, stroke, heart attack, or a flare-up of another chronic condition, like Crohn’s Disease. After researchingContinue reading “LYME DISEASE AND THE “AFTER-ILLNESS””
PREVENTIVE HEALTH PRACTICES OBVIATE HEALING COMPLICATIONS
There is nothing in the world like the recovery from an illness or an injury. The more extensive and wearying the disease, the greater the satisfaction when the episode is past. Fear is replaced by hope. Joy supplants pain. But reclaiming health is not the same as restoring the premorbid state. As described in anContinue reading “PREVENTIVE HEALTH PRACTICES OBVIATE HEALING COMPLICATIONS”
NUTRIENTS FIGHT COVID
What a battle we’re having against this pandemic virus. So many methods of preventing the infection are being explored. The most hoped for solution is a safe and effective vaccine. This antibody creator will be most useful if the immunity is long-lasting, like the measles vaccine. Other approaches include innate immunity, viral suppression for shortContinue reading “NUTRIENTS FIGHT COVID”
SCHOOLS MUST REOPEN EVEN WITH COVID-19
Children are missing out at a critical time of their lives if schools do not provide the needed education and instruction. A young child who does not attend even one semester of school may not be able to recover from this loss. Before ninth grade, skills are being taught while the nervous system is inContinue reading “SCHOOLS MUST REOPEN EVEN WITH COVID-19”
THE ROUTINE FOR PREVENTING COVID-19 MELTDOWN
There is increasing likelihood that the COVID-19 problem will be around for a long time. Eight or more months into this pandemic, the infectivity of the virus seems strong. Social distancing, mask wearing, hand washing, and symptom monitoring are effective in slowing the spread of the infection. The result has been to lessen the burdenContinue reading “THE ROUTINE FOR PREVENTING COVID-19 MELTDOWN”
THE TEN MINUTE WORKOUT AND PREVENTING COVID
Making your body stronger and healthier will help you overcome being exposed to the coronavirus that causes COVID-19. If you are not working our regularly, instituting a regular exercise program will increase your resistance to many illnesses. You will reduce your susceptibility to any disease process. There are several aspects to a healthy dailyContinue reading “THE TEN MINUTE WORKOUT AND PREVENTING COVID”
Health and Spirit by Dr. Jack Zoldan 